Barrel-truck



No. 65,040. Patented Nov. 29, I898.

u. s. PA BARREL vTl'i (Application med Aug. 17, 189B.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY s. PARKER, OF FULTON, ILLINOIS.

BARREL-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,040, dated November29, 8

Application filed August 1'7, 1898. Serial No. 688,819. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY S. PARKER, a citizen of theUnitedStates,residing at Fulton, county of Whiteside, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improva ments in Barrel-'Irucks; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the let ters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention has reference to improvements in barrel-trucks, and isespecially adapted to be used in lifting and conveying barrels ofapples, flour, sugar, molasses, salt, &c.,weighing from fifty to threehundred and fifty pounds with equal ease and by the employment of butone operator. The mechanism by which I accomplish this consists of themutual action of two members suitably carried on a wheeled frame, bymeans of which the barrel is lifted, loaded, wheeled to its desiredlocation, and set down in place Without being touched by the hand of theoperator.

In groceries, stores, and warehouses where many barrels are moved dailymy truck is found to be of great assistance in the saving of time andstrength.

In lifting apple-barrels great care must be taken to avoid disturbingthe apples, and my truck provides a way in which they can be movedwithout any jar or shock.

I accomplish the above objects by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective of a detailof my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective of my invention, showing thebarrel loaded on the truck in position for wheeling.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in each view.

A and B are levers intermediately pivoted by the bolt 0 to theattaching-plate G of the axle of the carrying-frame. On the forwardportion of the levers A and B are formed the circular arms D, providedat their upper forward extremities with the small spurs or points E. Therear of the levers A and B are adapted to be coincidently grasped in thehands of the operator and forced toward each other as in the case ofordinary tongs.

The levers A and B are supported and carried upon a wheeled frame H,provided with an attaching-plate G, to which said levers are pivoted, asaforesaid, by the bolt 0, the plate Gr being firmly braced to the axle Hof the frame II by means of a suitable bracket L. The end portions ofthe axle H are bent forward at right angles to the main portion andcarry at their extremities the wheels K.

It is my purpose to manufacture the rear or hand portions of the leversA and B of piping or some similar material in order to reduce theirweight and the remainder of my truck of steel, the arms D being suitablywelded or riveted to said rear portions of the levers A and B.

In the operation of my invention the operator grasps the rear portionsof the levers A and B as he would a pair of tongs, and by raising saidends lowers the clasping-arms D until the points E are in position tograsp the barrel to be moved about the center of its lower hoop. Theends A and B are then forced toward each other, which action also forcesthe points E into the hoop aforesaid. As the said ends of A and B aregently lowered the barrel, using the points E as pivotal points, swingsrearwardlyinto the arms D, as shown in Fig. 2, being firmly held bythem. It can then be pushed to any desired location and the barrel swungback to its perpendicular position on the floor by the raising of thelevers A and B. The barrel can then be released from the points E by theforcing apart of the rear ends of A and B.

My truck can be manufactured in different sizes. A large size can bemade by means of which,operated by two persons, the large-sizedmolasses-barrels can be easily moved.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is

.1. In a barrel-truck, the combination of the levers A and B, the armsD, points E formed at the extremities thereof respectively, plate G onwhich said levers are fulcrumed, U- shaped axle H, on which said plate Gis formed, and carrying wheels K thereon, suhand the levers A and Bprovided with arms stantially as shown and for the purpose speci- Dhaving points E, intermediately pivoted to fied. each other and to theplate G, substantially 2. In a barrel-truck, angular axle 11, plate asshown and for the purpose described. 5 G on which are fulcrunled leversA and B, In testimony whereof I affix my signature I5 and carryingwheels K, on the ends of axle in the presence of two witnesses.

II, substantiallyas shown and for the purpose HENRY S. PARKER.specified. Vitnesses:

3. In a barrel-truck the combination of the JOEL "W. FARLEY,

1o axle H provided with plate G and wheels K, A. D. MITCHELL.

